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Churches in haverford township3/9/2024 ![]() ![]() ![]() "The area was primarily agricultural until the second decade of the twentieth century. Lewis David, Henry Lewis and William Howell selected land along the southern border. The first three families arrived in Haverford Township in 1682. "Companies of Adventurers" were formed, with the most prominent person in each taking out the patent on 5,000 acres of land as trustee. ![]() In 1681, a representative group of Welsh Quakers met with Penn to discuss their settlement, having purchased forty thousand acres of land which today comprises all of Haverford, Radnor and Lower Merion Townships. "Haverford Township was laid out by William Penn as part of the Welsh Tract or Barony. It encompasses the community of Havertown and parts of Haverford, Bryn Mawr, Ardmore, Drexel Hill, and Wynnewood in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. Haverford Township is a suburb of Philadelphia situated near the wealthy "Main Line" west of the city. ![]()
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